Troubleshooting rotating machinery : including centrifugal pumps and compressors, reciprocating pumps and compressors, fans, steam turbines, electric motors, and more

Process machines are critical to the profitability of processes. Safe, efficient and reliable machines are required to maintain dependable manufacturing processes that can create saleable, on-spec product on time, and at the desired production rate. As the wards of process machinery, we wish to keep...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors Perez, Robert X. (Author), Conkey, Andrew P. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, New Jersey : Salem, Massachusetts : Wiley ; Scrivener Publishing, 2016.
Subjects
Machinery > Maintenance and repair.
Rotors > Maintenance and repair.
Turbomachines > Maintenance and repair.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781119294443
1119294444
9781119294399
1119294398
9781523115051
152311505X
1119294134
9781119294139
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Troubleshooting for fun and profit
  • An insight in design : machines and their components serve a function
  • Machinery design issues and failure modes
  • Machinery in process services : the big picture
  • Causes versus symptoms
  • Approach field troubleshooting like a reputable news reporter
  • The 'what' questions
  • Who knows the most about the problem?
  • When do the symptoms show up?
  • Where do the symptoms show up?
  • Why is the problem occurring?
  • Analyze, test, act, and confirm (repeat as needed)
  • Real-world examples
  • The 'hourglass' approach to troubleshooting
  • Vibration analysis
  • Applying the 5Qs to rotordynamic investigations
  • Managing critical machinery vibration data
  • Closing remarks.

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